What Is Howlett's Hierarchy of Motivation?

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What Is Howlett's Hierarchy of Motivation?

Howlett theorized that employees will either be fired for poor job performance or quit, if not properly motivated by their job. Find out about Howlett's Hierarchy of Motivation with help from the chief operating officer of American Eagle Financial Services Inc. in this free video clip.

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Welcome, this is LLoyd Lofton. Today, we're going to comment on Howlett's Hierarchy of Motivation. You know, Howlett theorized that employees will either be fired for poor job performance or quit, if not properly motivated by their job. Howlett believed that employers provide extrinsic or external motivation through salary recognition and through the work rules of that their employees work under. Moreover he believed that employees are self motivated by intrinsic or internal factors that are of value to them. Those things that they strive for, include improving their job and performance and educational support. Howlett believed that businesses have to be fair and that they have to find a way to effectively motivate employees to do a good job. Today, we looked at what is Howlett's Hierarchy of Motivation.